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When it comes to your overdraft program is it the best it can be for your account holders? Learn how JMFA OVERDRAFT PRIVILEGE® met one client's selection criteria and how JMFA’s consultants, training and program management strategies continue to support their service philosophy and performance goals.

As consumers continue to enjoy more online and mobile options for completing transactions, ATMs remain a convenient way to access cash. But along with this convenience, your account holders expect safeguards to protect their personal information from potential fraud. If you haven’t yet upgraded your ATMs and debit cards to accept EMV technology, discover ways to keep costs under control and ways to offset the expenses and more.

A financial institution that watches out for its account holders' best interests? That earns fairy Godmother status. When it comes to the fixed-versus-dynamic overdraft limit debate, it’s easy to see that the former provides peace of mind and predictability while the latter leads to confusion and headaches all around.

Changing seasons is often a time for making evaluations. Consider changing your overdraft program by including or enhancing a fully-disclosed model, which can benefit your account holders through authenticity, staff through clarity and the operations through profitability. By striving for transparency, your bank or credit union can transition its growth from occasional to perennial.

Overdraft programs with dynamic limits can be short-sighted by placing profit over principle at unfair and consequential expense to account holders. Their undisclosed methods can lead to higher charge-offs and account holder turnover. In contrast, a fully-disclosed overdraft program promotes transparency and responsible use, providing your account holders with a financial safety net at an established price, one designed to solve a short-term liquidity situation with your account holders.